The US Government
The form of the US govemmint is based on the Constitution of 1787 Which was adonted affer the Wer of Independence. The US Constitution comsista of 7 articles and 27 atendments. The firit 10 mendimenti are called the Bill of Rights and were adopted in 1791 under popalar pressure. The Bill of Rights is a series of Iimitations on the power of the Linnod States federnl govertanent, protecting the natural rights and libeties, including freedom of religion, freedom of speech and press rights of assembly and free association, as well as the right to keep and carry ams. In fedemi eriminal cases it guarantees a speedy, public trial with an impartial jury composed of meniber of the state in which the crime occurred. A key feature of the L'S Constitution is tederalism- the division of power between the national government and the States. Anotber major fenture of the Constihation is the principle of the separation of powers within the tiational govermment According to this principle the executive. legislative and jailicial benches exercise powers that are larpely separate atnd distinet. Each branch has its owT regonibilaties, but no branch has more power thari the other hrancbes, There is the system of checks and halances. Under this principle ench beanch has certain duties to check the powers of the other branches, This system wa designed to protect against the extremes since it makes compromise and consentn necentary.
1. The Statue of Liberty was given to the United States by France.
2. It was a present on the 100th anniversary of the United States.
3. The Statue of Liberty was designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi.
4. It was completed in France in July 1884.
5. In 350 pieces, the statue then was shipped to New York, where it arrived on 17 June 1885.
6. The pieces were put together and the opening ceremony took place on 28 October 1886.
7. The Statue of Liberty is 46 m high (93 m including the base).
8. The statue represents the goddess of liberty.
9. She holds a torch in her right hand and a tablet in her left hand.
10. On the tablet you can see the date of the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776).
11. Every year, the Statue of Liberty is visited by many people from all over the world.
We are told not to judge people by their appearance. There are sayings like "Appearances are deceitful" or "Don't judge a book by its cover". But let me ask you what is the first thing that we do when we meet a new person? We judge! Some people immediately attract our attention and some make us look away.
I think judging someone by their appearance is our human instinct, a survival instinct. For example, if I got lost somewhere and needed to ask for directions and there were two people to choose from: a guy with lots of piercings and tattoos or a man wearing a suit and a pair of glasses, I would probably go for the man in the suit.
In fact it isn't bad to judge someone by their appearance, if you are able to give that person a chance to show their inner world. We should always be open to the possibility that our first judgment could be wrong.